USS Monongahela (AO-178)

Monongahela in Italy, 1986
History
United States
NameUSS Monongahela (AO-178)
NamesakeMonongahela River
BuilderAvondale Shipyards
Laid down15 August 1978
Launched4 August 1979
Commissioned5 September 1981
Decommissioned30 September 1999
Stricken30 September 1999
IdentificationIMO number7638545
FateScrapped 31 March 2016
General characteristics
Class and typeCimarron class fleet oiler
Displacement36,977 tons full load
Length708 ft (216 m)
Beam88 ft (27 m)
Draft32 ft (9.8 m)
Propulsiontwo boilers, one steam turbine, single shaft, 24,000shp
Speed20 kn (37 km/h)
Capacity150,000 barrels of fuel oil or aviation fuel and several tons of additional goods
Complement12 officers, 148 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems
A/N SPS-55 Surface Search Radar
Armament4 x M2HB heavy machine guns
Aircraft carriedNone, but fitted with stern helicopter landing platform

USS Monongahela (AO-178) was a Cimarron-class fleet replenishment oiler commissioned in the United States Navy from 1981 to 1999.